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Facts about Europe Trivia Quiz

You cannot study history or understand the daily news without having a good look at WHERE things happened or are happening.So a quiz on 'places' might be a useful mental training. - Test yourself.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
flem-ish

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
39,382

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
2642

Last 3 plays: Guest 50 (2/10), Emma058 (10/10), Guest 91 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these four Provinces of Ireland is the one in which Dublin is situated? Hint

Leinster

Connaught

Munster

Ulster

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many counties of Ulster are actually not part of 'Northern Ireland ' in the UK sense of the word? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. What do all of these European cities have in common: Calais; Kiev; Brussels; Cologne; Dresden; Krakow? Hint

they offer free public transport to their citizens

they are on the E4O motorway

they have been cultural capitals of Europe in recent years

they are ancient member sof the Hanseatic League

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Question 4 of 10

4. How high is the highest hill in Holland? Hint

321 metres

49 metres

152 metres

617 metres

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Question 5 of 10

5. After which river is the whole peninsula called of which Portugal and Spain are the constituent parts ? Hint

Douro

Guadalquibir

Tagus

Ebro

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these rivers is a river that flows through Oxford? Hint

Grantchester

Cam

Isis

Granta

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these statements is untrue about the town of Pamplona, Navarra, Spain? Hint

it's famous for its annual bull-run

its patron saint is San Fermin

it's the birthplace of Pablo Picasso

the town was originally called Pompuelo after the Roman General Pompeii

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Question 8 of 10

8. Crete is a popular tourist destination.What is its capital? Hint

Candia

Limassol

Heraklion

Cnossus

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is NOT in Romania? Hint

Cluj

Timisoara

Tiraspol

Brasov

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these countries or regions calls part of its population the Sami-people ? Hint

Denmark

Norway

the Isle of Samos

Greece

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these four Provinces of Ireland is the one in which Dublin is situated?

Answer: Leinster

Connaught is where you find Connemara, Galway etc. - Munster has the Ring of Kerry, Tralee, etc. - And Ulster ..well Ulster has its Troubles.

2. How many counties of Ulster are actually not part of 'Northern Ireland ' in the UK sense of the word?

Answer: 3

Counties Derry, Antrim, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Down and Armagh are inside British area.Counties Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan belong to the Republic.

3. What do all of these European cities have in common: Calais; Kiev; Brussels; Cologne; Dresden; Krakow?

Answer: they are on the E4O motorway

Krakow and Brussels were cultural capitals indeed. None of them offer free public transport (the Belgian capital of the province of Limburg, Hasselt, does!)

4. How high is the highest hill in Holland?

Answer: 321 metres

Only the Province of Limburg has a few 'molehills'.

5. After which river is the whole peninsula called of which Portugal and Spain are the constituent parts ?

Answer: Ebro

Iberia derives from Ebro - Porto is on the Douro - Lisbon is on the Tagus. - And Madrid is one of the very few capitals that is not on an important river.

6. Which of these rivers is a river that flows through Oxford?

Answer: Isis

Cam is the river Cambridge is on (easy..) ,but the alternative name is Granta. - Grantchester is a neighbouring village situated on the 'Granta' or 'Cam'.- The Thames (Lt. Tamesis) rises in four headstreams from the Cotswold Hills. One of those headstreams is either called Thames or Isis and it's that one that flows through Oxford.The name Isis is no longer used for the Thames beyond Oxford.

7. Which of these statements is untrue about the town of Pamplona, Navarra, Spain?

Answer: it's the birthplace of Pablo Picasso

Picasso was born in Malaga . - Hemingway took an interest in the bull-runs. - The town was indeed named after Caesar's rival , the Great Pompey.

8. Crete is a popular tourist destination.What is its capital?

Answer: Heraklion

Limassol is not on Crete , but on Cyprus. - Cnossus is the antique city of which only the ruins of the palace remain. - Candia was the name given to Crete by the Venetians who occupied the island from 13th century till 1669 when the Turks took over the island. - Heraklion or Iraklion is the present-day capital.

9. Which of these is NOT in Romania?

Answer: Tiraspol

Tiraspol is the capital of the Transdnestr Republic ,which is situated between the Republic of Moldava and Ukraine.Presently , that republic is not recognised internationally.

10. Which of these countries or regions calls part of its population the Sami-people ?

Answer: Norway

There are Sami or Lapps in the northernmost areas of Finland, Norway and Sweden.

Source: Author flem-ish

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